MERCEDES-BENZ C-klasse Combi · C 280 Elegance · Wagon · 1997 ‐ 2000

Mercedes-Benz began manufacture from 1997 of automobiles type C-klasse Combi, modification of C 280 Elegance Combi and closed it in 2000. In this auto can sit 5 men total, it has the body type of a wagon with 5 doors, and length 4.5 meters, weight 1.4 tons.

«C-klasse Combi C 280 Elegance Combi» automobile with a 5-speed manual gear shift is connected to the rear-wheels. This automobile can be accelerated for 8.5 s to 100 km/h, with a top speed of 230 km/h, thanks to a 6-cylinders petrol engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which generate a peak power of 197 horsepower at 5800 rpm.

Fuel rate is 14.8 liters in the city driving mode, on the highway 7.4 l, and the intermediate fuel consumption is 10.1 l per 100 km. Tank capacity is 62 l of petrol, what lets to go about 614 km unrefueled.

The front wheels of this auto have ventilated disks, 273 mm brakes and attached to the underframe with help of suspension type «Double wishbone, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Rear wheels have disks, 279 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe by dint of suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 195/65VR15.

In accordance with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Mercedes-Benz C-klasse Combi gained the 2 number of stars. In addition to passive systems of safety (passenger, driver, side airbags), it is also equipped with active systems of safety such as Traction control, Brake assistant, ABS, EBD.